Proof Through the Night

The Proof! (This is a mock-up of what this page will look like.)

The "Proof" of the impact of Proof Through the Night is the amount of participation, and the growth in participation.

Number of full participants, as compared to six and twelve months ago:

We think the most significant statistic is the number of full participants, as compared to the "Goal Train" counter. The Goal Train counter began at "1" on July 1, 2007 and increases at an accelerating pace, doubling every four months. Our goal is to have our count of participants keep up with this "goal train." If we do, a two-thirds majority of Americans will be informed and active by 2017--in just ten years! (See our definition of full participant, to learn why racing the Goal Train makes the members of PTTN like a superhero.)

[I'd like this superhero racing against the train to be more dynamic. For instance, the superhero could be leaning more. Also, to imply movement, there could be a series of repeated images of the superhero, from very faint to completely solid. And the "3025% ahead of schedule!" would be larger, more pronounced. Later, maybe the race will be animated. ]

Other Significant Stats:

Number of people who have participated in a pre-election "Party and Study" event _____ in the last election cycle ____   and in the cycle before that ____. (These people take about an hour and a half to study candidates and issues while having an informal party or meal together.)

Number of people who created their own personal user page (to streamline their political action) ____    (To see a sample user page.)

Number of these pages that are active (have been visited in the last six months) _____
Median number of visits per active user page in the last six months ____

Number of people who have passed each level of the PTTN proficiency test:

Level One: Basics    ____    (To see sample questions)

Level Two: Useful Political Info and Skills (such as critical thinking, media literacy) ___
                      (sample questions)
Level Three: Advanced knowledge and skills ___   (sample questions)

And the spread of our active membership, by state: [This is a rough mock up; numbers would be visible on or next to each state on a larger version of this kind of map.]